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Sanjay Das and Ina Puri
Updated on Apr 04, 2025 05:40 pm IST

Year-ender 2024: What all in the year made the art world go bananas!

Artist Anish Kapoor, an artwork titled Comedian, and animal series by street artist Banksy are some of the topics that got much talked about in the art world in 2024.
Updated on Dec 31, 2024 09:18 am IST

51 crore for a banana? Here’s the history behind this duct-taped fruit

The duct-taped banana
Updated on Nov 25, 2024 11:48 am IST

Impressionism: 5 fascinating facts behind the revolutionary art movement

Delve into the captivating world of Impressionism as we uncover five lesser-known tales behind this revolutionary art movement.
Published on Mar 25, 2024 07:43 pm IST

Artist’s rangoli leaves people in disbelief, people call her ‘insanely talented'

Snapshot of the rangoli made by the artist.
Published on Mar 03, 2024 09:42 pm IST

Manju Kapur – “Artists cannot create meaningful works if they are not free”

Author Manju Kapur (Courtesy the publisher)
Published on Mar 01, 2024 10:55 pm IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on February 25

Catch It Live on February 25
Published on Feb 25, 2024 03:35 am IST

HT City Delhi Junction: Catch It Live on January 5

Catch It Live on January 5.
Published on Jan 05, 2024 12:00 am IST

'The Mystery of Banksy': The unauthorized exhibition

A visit to the exhibition in Cologne, where "The Mystery of Banksy — A Genius Mind" has been on show since November 3.
Published on Nov 09, 2023 05:51 pm IST

How avant-garde conversations around Picasso’s NGMA exhibit inspired the Mumbai mulgi

How avant-garde conversations around Picasso’s NGMA exhibit inspired the Mumbai mulgi
Published on Sept 10, 2023 12:31 am IST

Sabreena Firdous: The first female sculptor artist in Srinagar breaking barriers

Born in 2001, Sabreena's journey from a childhood fascination with clay to becoming a trailblazing sculptor is nothing short of inspiring.
Published on Sept 01, 2023 12:58 pm IST

Art world to get a reality TV makeover with an all new Bachelor's Apprentice

According to a report from The Art newspaper, The Bachelor's Apprentice: Artist Edition is set to launch soon.
Published on Apr 01, 2023 06:00 pm IST

Pioneering artist Vivan Sundaram dies at 79

Sundaram is survived by his wife art historian-critic Geeta Kapur.
Published on Mar 29, 2023 01:18 pm IST

Maya Lin's Ghost Forest installation in New York sheds light on climate change

In New York, artist Maya Lin's 'Ghost Forest' warns on rising sea water
Published on May 11, 2021 09:27 am IST

One year into pandemic, the art world adapts to survive

The Herzog & de Meuron building usually hosts one of the world's biggest art fairs in June, but last year's event was cancelled due to the pandemic and this year's has been moved to September.
Published on Mar 19, 2021 10:39 am IST

Mumbaiwale: How one artist’s passion created a whole gallery on Kala Ghoda’s streets

26-year-old Pune artist Vrushalee Joshi, with 12 canvases featuring teddy bears
Updated on Jan 17, 2020 11:50 pm IST

Art meets AI: Computer-generated works set for New York sale

Le Baron De Belamy
Updated on Nov 15, 2019 03:46 pm IST

Joint show by Andy Warhol, Jean-Michel Basquiat to debut in China

The friendship between Warhol and Basquiat has fascinated the art world for decades.
Updated on Nov 01, 2019 02:32 pm IST

Aarey’s sights, sounds put on a show at south Bombay

‘Before’ is a one-day video installation by Italian artist Valentina Furian, that will take place at the Method Art Gallery in Kala Ghoda.
Updated on Sept 25, 2019 06:23 pm IST

Francisco Toledo, artist who injected new life into Mexican traditions, dead at 79

FILE PHOTO: Mexican graphic artist Francisco Toledo works on his sculpture 'La Lagartera', a 24.5 metre long giant reptile made of steel and plaster, in Monterrey, Mexico July 18, 2008. REUTERS/Tomas Bravo/File Photo
Updated on Sept 06, 2019 07:16 pm IST

World’s most costly painting on Saudi prince’s yacht: Report

Many art experts are split over whether the painting is genuine, saying it was not painted by the Italian master personally but instead by his workshop.
Updated on Jun 11, 2019 10:58 am IST

An ‘eye’ for an eye: This exhibition is an artists’ attempt at changing the world

Artist Jyotiprakash Sethy poses next to his artworks
Updated on Jan 17, 2019 11:44 am IST

The Indian art world is dead. Long live the new Indian art world

An art exhibition in Punjab Kala Bhawan, Sector 16, Chandigarh
Published on Dec 29, 2018 11:12 am IST

Renaissance master: Tintoretto’s 500th spans 2 continents

A representational image for renaissance in Italy
Updated on Dec 24, 2018 03:16 pm IST

Missing St Mark mosaic finally returns to Cyprus

Dutch art detective Arthur Brand poses with the missing mosaic of St Mark, a rare piece of stolen Byzantine art from Cyprus, in a hotel room in The Hague.
Updated on Nov 20, 2018 11:37 am IST

The fine art of #MeToo and Instagram protests

The #MeToo movement has already ruffled the art world
Updated on Oct 21, 2018 12:38 am IST

Art advisors should help their clients make independent choices

Visitors at an art exhibition in Ranchi on Monday, June 25, 2018.
Updated on Jun 30, 2018 02:03 pm IST

Untitled art work by Jean-Michel Basquiat fetches $19.4 million at auction

The auction took place at Sotheby’s in London on Tuesday.
Updated on Jun 27, 2018 10:33 am IST